Tororo Girls School

Tororo Girls School
Location
Tororo , Tororo District Uganda
Information
Type	Public middle school and high school
Motto	"Light for life"
Established	1960
Head teacher	Principal
Athletics	football, cricket, athletics, netball, volleyball, lawn tennis, table tennis, hockey
Website	Homepage

Tororo Girls Secondary School, commonly known as Tororo Girls School (TGS), is an all-girls boarding school covering grades 8 -13 in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

TGS is in the town of Tororo, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of the town's central business district.[2] This is appro 210 kilometres (130 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[3] The coordinates of the school campus are 0°39'57.0"N, 34°11'21.0"E (Latitude:0.665833; Longitude:34.189167).[4]

Notable alumni

Some of the notable women who have attended TGS include the following:

• Jennifer Musisi: Lawyer and administrator. First executive director of the Kampala Capital City Authority, from 2011[5] until 15 December 2018.[6]
• Beatrice Wabudeya: Veterinary doctor, politician.
• Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny: Politician. She is the State Minister for Northern Uganda in the Ugandan Cabinet.[7]
• Ruth Doreen Mutebe: Accountant/Auditor. Head of Audit at Umeme Limited (2018 - present).
• Esta Nambayo: Lawyer and judge.
• Christine Alalo: Peacekeeper.
• Rachael Magoola: Singer, songwriter and dancer.
• Agnes Ameede: Politician

Notable faculty

• Namirembe Bitamazire: Former Minister of Education in the Cabinet of Uganda. She served as the principal of TGS from 1971 until 1974.[8]

See also

• Education in Uganda
• List of schools in Uganda

References

1. Eremu, John (12 February 2006). "Are Single-Sex Schools Better Academically?". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
2. GFC (15 June 2016). "Distance between Tororo Market, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda and Tororo Girls School, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda". Glbefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 15 June 2016.
3. Globefeed.com (15 June 2016). "Distance between Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Tororo Girls School, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
4. "Location of Tororo Girls School" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
5. Kasyate, Simon (9 May 2016). "Jovial Jennifer Musisi started baking in P3". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
6. Administrator (15 October 2018). "Jennifer Musisi Resigns As KCCA Executive Director". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
7. Monitor Team (8 June 2016). "Who are the new faces in Museveni's Cabinet?: Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny - State Minister for Northern Uganda". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
8. Ogwang, Joel (28 January 2009). ""I'm Still Around" Says Minister Bitamazire". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

External links

• Official Website of Tororo Girls School

00°39′57″N 34°11′21″E